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>> we have to go back to romney winning the debate. he won the debate by 46 percentage points. that's the largest victory in history accordinto the gallup poll. it gave a tremendous boost in his person image was was a real problem in september coming out of the conventions and coming out of the gaffes and problems that he had. so we see in our poll by a margin of seven points people say he's the candidate with new ideas. he ties obama now on... for strong leader when a couple of weeks ago and when we did our sepmber surve itasoba who s en a the strong leader. for the first time in this campaign, romney's personal favorable rating has hit the 50% mark. it's been very, very low. he's brought it back up. he's made the race even among registerd voters. he has a slight lead in our poll among likely voters unlike the big margin that obama had a month ago. >> warner: stu, personal qualities was where president obama had had a huge edge. >> exactly. this debate turned things around. it made mitt romney more likable and the leadership is really strong. presidential elections are often a
>> we have to go back to romney winning the debate. he won the debate by 46 percentage points. that's the largest victory in history accordinto the gallup poll. it gave a tremendous boost in his person image was was a real problem in september coming out of the conventions and coming out of the gaffes and problems that he had. so we see in our poll by a margin of seven points people say he's the candidate with new ideas. he ties obama now on... for strong leader when a couple of weeks ago...
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it all makes for high stakes tonight, in the second of this fall's obama-romney debates. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> woodruff: the president was in good spirits this morning as he left his debate camp in williams burg virginia. he headed for hempstead new york and his second showdown with republican mitt romney who had been preparing in boston. meanwhile the campaigning continued without let-up. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan arrived at a lynchburg, virginia, event with flags flying. >> this is not just an election about more take-home pay or more job creation. it's not just about preventing a debt crisis from turning us into europe. it is about what kind of country we're going to be, what kind of people we're going to be. >> woodruff: and the obama campaign turned to former president clinton in a new web video charging the romney tax plan favors the wealthy. >> i know how this works. because i'm one of those folks. if i get governor romney's 20% income tax cut, you can take away my home mortgage deduction, my
it all makes for high stakes tonight, in the second of this fall's obama-romney debates. >> how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. look at this beautiful day. >> woodruff: the president was in good spirits this morning as he left his debate camp in williams burg virginia. he headed for hempstead new york and his second showdown with republican mitt romney who had been preparing in boston. meanwhile the campaigning continued without let-up. republican vice...
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debate one that goes away. debate two, there's a strong momentum toward romney, it's back. it's not back, we sort of hit the equilibrium where they are both quite popular now. so now it's who is going to be a better president. there is not a big personal dince there is policy differenceless. and so after second debate where people liked obama's his forcefulness, democrats were cheerd. and so now he goes not third debate and the final whatever it is, 19 days with a slight structural advantage, people are looking at every poll, every 13 secretaries. but that's too much information. he's got a -- >> it is interesting, do you buy it that they are both popular now, because months ago when we were sitting here you are saying there wasn't much enthusiasm for either n a way, you know. >> the enthusiasm is certainly up there for romney at this point. and i don't think you can overstate the importance of the first debate in the election of 2012. by his unilateral disarmament, disengagement, call it what you want, the president enabled mitt romney to explunge all the negatives that th
debate one that goes away. debate two, there's a strong momentum toward romney, it's back. it's not back, we sort of hit the equilibrium where they are both quite popular now. so now it's who is going to be a better president. there is not a big personal dince there is policy differenceless. and so after second debate where people liked obama's his forcefulness, democrats were cheerd. and so now he goes not third debate and the final whatever it is, 19 days with a slight structural advantage,...
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romney would be making an error to be super... >> ifill: first debate we said romney needed a second look and who needs the second or third look the most tonight? >> the president does. i think it was said to me this weekend by a very wise person that we will look back on the first debate of 2012 the same way we looked back at john kennedy and richard nixon. that established richard nixon as the equal of jack kennedy. the equal of richard nixon which he hadn't been. the first debate the implications of it remain profound and real and it's shaped this race. >> and vice president biden i think one their debate. i think obama won this last debate. so far if there's an effect in the polls it hasn't been visible to me at least. that first debate had a huge effect. the last two not so much. >> ifill: who they speaking to tonight? are they speaking to the undecided women in sub urban columbus? are they speaking to the nation at large? who counts tonight? >> that's a great thing about it. you're speaking to everybody at the same time. the president's problem is... one of his problems is that
romney would be making an error to be super... >> ifill: first debate we said romney needed a second look and who needs the second or third look the most tonight? >> the president does. i think it was said to me this weekend by a very wise person that we will look back on the first debate of 2012 the same way we looked back at john kennedy and richard nixon. that established richard nixon as the equal of jack kennedy. the equal of richard nixon which he hadn't been. the first debate...
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it's a romney budget. and that's what i'm looking forward to being a part of the debate in. >> reporter: for hochul, the ryan budget is a political opportunity. >> the ryan budget last year, when they were trying to privatize social security and turn it into a voucher program, it allowed me to show the crystal clear differences between myself and my opponent, a year and a half ago. and the person i'm running against this time, has not only said-- his words are, the ryan budget doesn't go far enough. >> reporter: these arguments are likely to have an impact well beyond a few congressional races. lawmakers are at an impasse and answers to these big questions. what to do about debt, spending and medicare for the next generations will hinge on what voters decide in november. >> brown: while on the ground for this piece, we captured some voices from upstate new york as part of our "listen to me" project. you'll find those on our politics page. and we'll bring you more "battleground dispatches" in these final we
it's a romney budget. and that's what i'm looking forward to being a part of the debate in. >> reporter: for hochul, the ryan budget is a political opportunity. >> the ryan budget last year, when they were trying to privatize social security and turn it into a voucher program, it allowed me to show the crystal clear differences between myself and my opponent, a year and a half ago. and the person i'm running against this time, has not only said-- his words are, the ryan budget...
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we debate on tv. would you ever behave the way de. >> i just-- i didn't-- see, i didn't find it as offensive as you did. i think if that happened it would show in your face. pain because paul ryan was so preter naturally cool last night and calm, and he was. and i thought to his credit. and by contrast, but he never registered a sense of outrage oranger that he was hurt by it. >> woodruff: what about on the skub stands. did we learn anything new from the two of them. are there difference between the can darkts the romney-ryan team and ot bama-biden team is it more clarified as a result of last night. >> i think there were vulnerabilities we knew about which we saw developed. so ryan's weakest moment by far was trying to defend the tax plan. how are you going to balance the budget. really, that was an embarrassment because he just doesn't-- there is no substance there is no answer to that question how are you going to cut taxes. >> woodruff: because they haven't laid out. >> the cuts. and you know, if
we debate on tv. would you ever behave the way de. >> i just-- i didn't-- see, i didn't find it as offensive as you did. i think if that happened it would show in your face. pain because paul ryan was so preter naturally cool last night and calm, and he was. and i thought to his credit. and by contrast, but he never registered a sense of outrage oranger that he was hurt by it. >> woodruff: what about on the skub stands. did we learn anything new from the two of them. are there...
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plus, get gwen's take on h romney's post-debate rebound might play out in the missouri senate race. that's in her weekly blog post on our politics page. >> woodruff: and that brings us to the analysis of shields and brooks-- syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times columnist david brooks. gentlemen, good to have you with us. let's talk about the jobs report, what about that missouri senate raitt. >> it's ri remarkable race. >> hes have broken ranks and endorsed congressman akin and do-- whom claire mccaskill defeated in 2006. so republicans had expected to do a lot better, judy, this year than they are doing right now according to most estimates. the seats that they took for granted, dick lugar's in indiana, richard murdoch, the two party candidate is now behind centrist democrat joe donnelly, in maine where olympia snowee is going to walk to re-election, that the republicans are trailing badly es against an guess king. so all of a sudden republicans are looking, well, maybe we have to figure out a way to help congressman akin even though we don't want to get close to h
plus, get gwen's take on h romney's post-debate rebound might play out in the missouri senate race. that's in her weekly blog post on our politics page. >> woodruff: and that brings us to the analysis of shields and brooks-- syndicated columnist mark shields and "new york times columnist david brooks. gentlemen, good to have you with us. let's talk about the jobs report, what about that missouri senate raitt. >> it's ri remarkable race. >> hes have broken ranks and...
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slowed last month, unwelcome news for president obama's re-election bid, and a talking point for mitt romney's campaign. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we debate the candidates' policy prescriptions, and the impact of the new numbers on any bounce for democrats after their convention. >> woodruff: ray suarez examines the pakistan-based insurgents known as the haqqani network, designated a terrorist group by the state department. >> brown: what will it take to convince voters still on the fence? margaret warner talked to a group of undecided virginians who watched the president's speech last night. >> i would have liked a lot more optimism, a lot more energy about moving forward. >> it didn't change my mind. it didn't change my opinion. it didn't offer anything that i didn't really know before. >> woodruff: back from two weeks of political conventions are mark shields and david brooks. >> brown: and who's calling the penalties and signaling the touchdowns? the football season begins with replacement referees. >> woodruff: that's all ah
slowed last month, unwelcome news for president obama's re-election bid, and a talking point for mitt romney's campaign. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the newshour tonight, we debate the candidates' policy prescriptions, and the impact of the new numbers on any bounce for democrats after their convention. >> woodruff: ray suarez examines the pakistan-based insurgents known as the haqqani network, designated a terrorist group by the state...
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. >> holman: meanwhile republican presidential nominee mitt romney continued debate preparations at a private home in vermont. however he took a quick trip to an appliance store in nearby lebanon, new hampshire, where he spoke with supporters about the needs of small business. wall street hesitated today, after a profit warning from the shipping giant fed-ex. the company said it's being hurt by a slowdown in business-- the latest sign that the global economy is dialing back. that was enough to keep stocks in check. the dow jones industrial average gained 11 points to close at 13,047. the nasdaq fell five points to close at 3,069. the passage of hurricane isaac has exposed oil from the 2010 spill, along the louisiana and alabama coastline. b.p. acknowledged today that the oily tar came from its record- breaking leak at a gulf well site. the tar balls and mats had been buried under sand since then, but re-appeared after the hurricane caused severe beach erosion. louisiana has closed one stretch of beach and restricted fishing. the government of syria came under new pressure today from t
. >> holman: meanwhile republican presidential nominee mitt romney continued debate preparations at a private home in vermont. however he took a quick trip to an appliance store in nearby lebanon, new hampshire, where he spoke with supporters about the needs of small business. wall street hesitated today, after a profit warning from the shipping giant fed-ex. the company said it's being hurt by a slowdown in business-- the latest sign that the global economy is dialing back. that was...
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so when romney began to rise after that first debate, he rose nationwide except in some of those swing states where they already had an image of him because of that early ad. early in the spring and early summer obama hitting hard, romney not counter balancing. that was a crucial moment. >> ifill: do you agree with that? >> i do agree. i think charlie cook makes a good point. i don't think there's any question that we're seeing the rise of the romney vote apparently even acknowledged by the obama campaign in places like pennsylvania where there's been no campaign. the campaign for them began essentially in the debates. because there hasn't been any advertising. there hasn't been any candidate campaigning there. so that's been following sort of the national pattern which was, oh, romney... they've never heard that romney was somebody who wanted to stick fingernails under the widow of orphans and widows and put them in the snow banks or whatever else the people in ohio had told over and over about him. >> woodruff: both of you were talking about the first debate where romney was perceive
so when romney began to rise after that first debate, he rose nationwide except in some of those swing states where they already had an image of him because of that early ad. early in the spring and early summer obama hitting hard, romney not counter balancing. that was a crucial moment. >> ifill: do you agree with that? >> i do agree. i think charlie cook makes a good point. i don't think there's any question that we're seeing the rise of the romney vote apparently even...
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the second thing interesting about romney he's so insistently aggressive at debates. the moment i was reminded of they were talking about gun control in a debate against ted kennedy in massachusetts what they were competing for the senate seat. kennedy says i know about guns, referring to his family's tragedies. most candidates would withdraw and not go there. romney went there and said you always fall back on that. that's not going to work here. that's a pretty aggressive can n debater. >> woodruff: what does governor romney has to accomplish? >> he has to forget likeability. he will never compete on likeability-- >> woodruff: you said forget likeability? >> forget trying to be as likable as the president. that is not his forte. the president had great respect for john mccain. he didn't think he should be president, but he had great respect. he doesn't feel that way toward mitt romney. he has to-- mitt romney ought to be in with a little bit of confidence, judy, because the fact that he's had a terrible two weeks by a two to 1 margin polls people feel the information
the second thing interesting about romney he's so insistently aggressive at debates. the moment i was reminded of they were talking about gun control in a debate against ted kennedy in massachusetts what they were competing for the senate seat. kennedy says i know about guns, referring to his family's tragedies. most candidates would withdraw and not go there. romney went there and said you always fall back on that. that's not going to work here. that's a pretty aggressive can n debater....